Tough Trio
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 0 ante
Jonathan Duhamel, Jarred Solomon, and Phil Hellmuth having been sitting side-by-side-by-side for a while now. The pots have been mostly small-to-medium sized at their table, with Hellmuth gradually trending upward while Solomon and Duhamel have lost a few of late.
Just now all three were involved in a hand that saw Duhamel raise to 4,000 from the hijack, Solomon call from the cutoff, and Hellmuth also call from the button. The flop came 
. Duhamel checked, Solomon fired 14,000, Hellmuth called, and Duhamel folded. Both remaining players then checked the 
turn and 
river.
"Two pair," said Hellmuth, showing his 
for aces and nines, and Solomon paused to recheck his hand before tossing his cards away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
222,000 | 94,000 |
|
216,000 | -40,000 |
|
121,000 | -51,000 |